Our Team
Executive Staff
Yasmeen Hamza
Chief Executive Officer
Alena Victor
Chief Program Officer
To Be Announced
Chief Development Officer
To Be Announced
Director, Finance
Sasha-Ann Frazer
Associate Director, Community Programs
Lydia Khoo
Associate Director, Finance
Taykina Chowdhury Alam
Associate Director, Helpline & Residential Programs
Melissa Paredes
Associate Director, Operations
Shan Huang
Associate Director, Special Programs
Ayaka Matsushima
Manager, Brooklyn Community Office
Gabrielle Nguyen
Manager, Communications
Jennifer Le
Manager, Community Education and Outreach
Tiffany HyeonBrooks
Manager, Development
Farima Caruso
Manager, Evaluation & Monitoring
Helen Wu
Manager, Family Law
To Be Announced
Manager, Helpline
Brooke Barber
Manager, Institutional Grants
Alisha Mohammed
Manager, Legal Program
Kaori Nagao
Manager, Manhattan Community Office
To Be Announced
Manager, Operations and IT
Farzahana Akhtar
Manager, Pathways to Empowerment
Miyoung Kim
Manager, Pathways to Healing
Mary Caparas
Manager, Project Free
Tianjin Li
Manager, Queens Community Office
WuYu Cao
Manager, Residential Programs
To Be Announced
Manager, Residential Programs
Board of Directors
Mae Hsieh
Co-Chair
Lawyer, Business Professional and Social Impact Leader
Jane Tran
Co-Chair
Co-Founder and COO, Sixfold
Nina Pineda
Vice Chair
Consumer Reporter, WABC-TV
Jenifer Garvey
Treasurer
Financial Services Professional
Alexander Ong
Secretary
Technology Consultant
Yogesh Bahl
Board Member
Chief Financial Officer, IACTA Pharmaceuticals
Madhavi Batliboi
Member
Director & AGC, Global Head of Music Legal, Meta
Deborah Chan
Board Member
Attorney, Law Office of Deborah Chan, PC
Harris Chan
Board Member
Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Sujata Dayal
Board Member
VP & Global Chief Compliance Officer, Medline Industries
Flora Feng
Board Member
Senior Legal Director, Global Intellectual Property, PepsiCo
Merv Garretson
Board Member
Group Creative Director, Hearst
Susanna Hong
Board Member
Managing Partner, Broadleaf Capital Advisor
Trisha Srivastava
Member
Entrepreneur and Independent Advisor
Jarret Yoshida
Board Member
Interior Designer, Jarret Yoshida, Inc.
Honorary Board of Directors
Connie Chung
Honorary Board Member
Television Journalist
Karen Elizaga
Honorary Board Member
Executive Coach, Forward Options LLC and Author, Find Your Sweet Spot
Victoria W. Hsu
Honorary Board Member
Director, J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation
Pauline Lee
Honorary Board Member
ESL Instructor
Emeritus Board of Directors
Zal Dabhoiwala
Emeritus Board Member
IT Auditor, WPP
Ankur Keswani
Emeritus Board Member
Senior Managing Director, Serengeti Asset Management
Hoon-Jung Kim
Emeritus Board Member
Corporate Counsel, Google Inc.
Janet Akie Masamitsu
Emeritus Board Member
Silversmith/Owner, Janet Sterling Silver Design
Cassidy Sehgal-Kolbet
Emeritus Board Member
Vice President, Digital and Advertising Law, L'Oreal USA
Niketa Sheth
Emeritus Board Member
Kyoko Waseda-Hida
Emeritus Board Member
Executive Director, Goldman Sachs